121 Tips for Better Bridge

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Random House, Aug 31, 2012 - Games & Activities - 208 pages

This is a book for the three million 'social' bridge players (in the UK alone) who know the rules and can play a reasonable hand, but want to refine their skills and improve their understanding of the game.

The 121 bridge tips range from simple to more advanced and all offer solid advice on how best to deal with a variety of situations. Tips are clearly explained and are followed by an example hand and a reader's test. There is no simpler way to improve your bridge.

 

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Contents

You must have exactly four cards in a major suit to use Stayman
20
A double of 1NT should always be for penalties
27
Keep your preempts pure first and second in hand
33
33
51
38
57
43
64
31
72
Copyright

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121 Tips for Better Bridge
Paul Mendelson
No preview available - 2010

Common terms and phrases

1-level 1H NB 1NT NB Acol asks partner auction Bob Hamman bridge game bridge players cash club suit count Cue-bid Dealer South declarer's defeat the contract defence diamond diamond suit doubleton duck dummy dummy reversal dummy's E/W Game East's endplay entries extra tricks finesse Fourth Suit Forcing gain the lead Game contract hearts high card honour key-cards long suit lose losers Losing Trick Count major suit minor suit N/S Game NB 4NT NB NB nine tricks no-trump contract NT contract open the bidding opened 1H opening bid opening lead opens 1NT opponent's suit opponents bid overcall partner holds partner opens partner's suit pass penalties plays low points pre-empt re-bid Rubber bridge ruff ruffing score sequence singleton six-card suit Slam spade suit spades Stayman stopper suit contracts take-out double unbid suit void Weak NT West leads West's winners

About the author (2012)

Paul Mendelson is best known as the Financial Times bridge correspondent - he writes a weekly column - and as a leading author on bridge and poker. He is the author of six books on bridge and three on poker. He runs classes, lectures and workshops on bridge and is known to many of the world's finest players. His students have gone on to win many competitions, and he has coached top players of higher standard than himself.

Bibliographic information

Title121 Tips for Better Bridge
AuthorPaul Mendelson
PublisherRandom House, 2012
ISBN1448116058, 9781448116058
Length208 pages
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Games & Activities / Card Games / Bridge
Games & Activities / Card Games / General
  
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